Maine Maritime Academy vs MECA

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Maine Maritime Academy is a public and MECA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
MECA has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,398) than Maine Maritime Academy ($30,226).
It is harder to admit to Maine Maritime Academy than MECA.
Maine Maritime Academy has more students with 897 students while MECA has 436 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Maine Maritime Academy's ratio is 11 to 1.
Maine Maritime Academy has more full-time faculties with 84 faculties while MECA has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Maine Maritime Academy and Maine College of Art & Design.

Maine Maritime Academy	vs.	MECA
Castine, Maine	Location	Portland, Maine
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$14,746 Out-Of-State$30,226	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,398
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$10,088	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,763

61.40 %	Acceptance Rates	77.55 %
32.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.09 %
1,170	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
86 %	Retention Rate	72 %
897	Student Population	436
84	Number of Faculties	27
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

See Full Comparison